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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1963?

Quick Answer

On January 13, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 13, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°46' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°34'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1962	Jan 20, 1963 into Aquarius
Moon	4°36'28" Virgo	Direct	Jan 13, 1963	Jan 15, 1963 into Libra
Mercury	6°18'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1963	Jan 20, 1963 into Capricorn
Venus	6°06'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1963	Feb 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Mars	22°34'16" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°21'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°20'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°48'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°20'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°56'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°01'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 13, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 13, 03:06 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 13, 15:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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